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公斤

gōngjīn

kilogram

A bag on a market scale
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Characters in this word

公 gōng

Strokes
4
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
八 eight 厶 private, secret
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 公

斤 jīn

Strokes
4
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
厂 cliff 下 below, underneath

Example phrases

  • 苹果两公斤。 Píngguǒ liǎng gōngjīn. The apples are two kilograms.
  • 我要一公斤米。 Wǒ yào yì gōngjīn mǐ. I want one kilogram of rice.
  • 这袋五公斤。 Zhè dài wǔ gōngjīn. This bag is five kilograms.

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